Fare-box.



H. H. FEFELL.

FARE BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 25| 1914.

THE NORIS PETERS CQ, PH07U-LITHO.. WASHINGTON, D, c.

H. H. FEFELL.

FARE BOX.

APPLICATION F|LED MAY25, 1914.

Patented June 8, 1915.

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TERS CO.. PHOTO-LITHOA. WASHINGTON, n l" HENRY H. FEFEL-L, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR T0 OHMER FARE REGISTER COMPANY, OF DAYTON, OHIO, A. CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

FARE-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J une l8, 1915.

Application led May 25, 1914. Serial No. 840,699.

T0 all whom it may concern Beit known that I, HENRY I-I. F EFELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented'certain new and Vuseful Improvements in Fare-Boxes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear`,.and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theV accom-l provide a device of this type so constructed and arranged that the fare receptacle cannot be inserted in the box unless the lid of the receptacle is open, and in which the lid of the receptacle is closed and locked when said receptacle is withdrawn fromthe box. This arrangement prevents persons having access'to the fares after they have been deposited and from appropriatingl them or making such subsequent use of them as will deprive the company of its revenue.

' Incidental to the above accomplishments.,

` other objects and advantages are attained as will more fully appear hereinafter.

To the above ends the deviceis simple in construction andeflicient in operation and possesses the featuresV hereinafter described. yReferring to the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1, is a front elevation of my 1mproved fare box; Fig. 2 is a section thereof on the line a-a of Fig.- 1; Fig. 3 is a section thereof on the line b-b of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a section on the line #Z of Fig. 5 showing the receptacle in the act of being withdrawn from the box; Fig. ,5 is a section on the linel o o of. Fig. 4:; Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the fare receptacle; Fig. 7 is a detail perspectiveview of the ratchet disk constituting one of the lockingmembers for vthe lid of the fare receptacle; andFig. 8 is a side elevation of the lower end ofthe fare box.

In the specification and drawings, similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts. f

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 represents an upright cylinder or casing which may be mounted on a suitable standard (not shown) in a suitable place at the entrance of a car. Mounted on'theftop of the cylinder 1 is a ring 2 in which a shaft 3 is journaled and on said shaft is mounted a tilting table 4 which is tilted byta lever 5 mounted on one end of the shaft 3 on the outside ofthecylinderl; see Fig. 1. The table 4L' is under the influence of va spring 6 mounted'on the shaft 3 while a stop 7 is provided at a suitable point to hold the table in a horizontal position against the tension of the spring. The fares, either paper or money, fall upon said table as they are deposited through an initial receiver of any well known type such as the following: Mounted on the ring 2 is a glass cylinder 8 through which the fares may be viewed on the table i and mounted` on the upper end of the cylinder V8 is a mouth-piece 9 provided with an opening 10 through which the fares are deposited in said receiver. The receiver is provided with a series of baiiie or guide plates 1l which are well known and instrumental in preventing the subsequent withdrawal or removal of the fares from said receiver. The said cylinder 8 and the mouthpiece 9 are held in position on the ring 2 by vertical bars 12 which extend between the ring and the mouth piece. vAfter the fares'have been deposited in the receiver 8 andk have been Viewed by the conductor to ascertain their genuineness, thev said fares may be deposited in a final repository or receptacle 13 mounted below the table 4L by actuating the lever 5 to tilt the table 4. The receptacle 13 is cylindrical and fits snugly in the bottom of cylinder 1, and the same is provided with a bottom 14 and a lid 15, the

latter being pivotedy on the shaft 16 mounted in the sides of said receptacle 13. The lid 15 is' provided with a spring-lock 17 whieh'coperates with a lug 18 on the receptacle 13 in locking the lid in its closed position.V The lock 17 snaps automatically when the lid is closed. The said lid 15 is provided with a spring 19 which exerts an linfluence to open and to hold said lid in an opened position; and said lid is further provided with a ratchet disk 20 having a shoulder 21 and which is mounted on the shaft 16. The said ratchet disk 20 moves at all times with the lid 15 and. is secured to said lid through the agency of a pin 22 which extends through the lid and the hub 23 of the disk.

The lshoulder 21 of the ratchet disk 20 is 110 adapted to be engaged by the nose 24 of a pawl 25 pivoted at 26 to a bracket'27, said bracket being supported on the interior of the cylinder 1. The pawl 25 is provided with a spring 28 which normally draws upon said pawl. The lid 15 is further provided with an opening 29 through which the ratchet disk 20 projects and which also receives the nose 24 of the pawl 25 when the said nose is in engagement with the shoulder; 21 of said disk.

The final receptacle 13 may be supported and' held in the cylinder 1 by any well known means, or by a bottom 30 hinged at 31 and provided with a hasp 32 to receive a padlock 33. .To aline the receptacle 13 so that the nose 24 of the pawl 25 will enter the opening 29 in the lid 15 when the receptacle 13 is placed in the cylinder 1', the said receptacle 13 is provided with a pin 34 adapted to be received by a recess 35 in the side of said cylinder. The length of the'opening 2 9 in the lid 15 and the shape of the pawl 25 are such that the receptacle 13 will be prevented from moving to a position which would allow the bottom 30 to be closed unless the lid 15 is first unlocked and in an elevated position, as shown in Fig. 2. This can be clearly understood from Fig. 4, in which the broken horizontal line 36 represents thetop ofthe receptacle 13 when in a position with the bottom 30 closed. `When the receptacle 13 iswithdrawn, the pawl 25-will rock the lid 15 to a YVhorizontalposition at which time it `will belocked bythe spring lock 17. The receptacle 13 is, therefore, locked when it is withdrawn, thereby preventing unauthorized persons gaining possession 'of the contents or fares.' r he receptacle can only be opened by authorized persons or thoselhaving possession of a key to the lock 17 Y 'Having 'described my invention, Ipclaim:

Y1. VIn a fare box, a casing, a cylindrical fare receptacle VmountedY in said casing and removable from the bottom thereof, a lid pivotally mounted in the mouth of said receptacle, ratchet devices mounted on the lid and the casing and adapted to close said lid as the receptacle is being withdrawn from the casing, said ratchet devices also preventing the insertion of the receptacle .in the casing when the lid is closed, and means for locking said lid when moved to its closed position by said ratchet devices. Y

2. In a fare box, a casing, a fare receptacle mounted in said casing and removable through the bottomV thereof, a lid .for said receptacle pivotally mounted at the mouth 1 thereof, la ratchet member attached to said lid, a pawll pivoted to the casing `in operan l tive relation with said ratchet member, said ratchet member and said pawl being adapt-v Uopies oithispatent may be obtainedl for ed to move the lid to a closed position as the receptacle is being withdrawn from the casing, and means on the lid and the receptacle for locking said lid when moved to its closed Y position by said pawl and ratchet.

3. In a fare box, a casing, a fare receptacle mounted in said casing, a lid for said Areceptacle pivotally mounted in the mouth is being removed from the casing and to preventk the insertion of said receptacle in said casing when thelid is closed, and means for supporting said receptacle in rthe casing'.

4. In fare boX, a casing, a fare recep- 'V tacle inserted in said casing, ahinged lid for said receptacle, a spring exerting ,influencev to hold said lid in an opened position, a spring-lock carried by saidlid, a ratchet carried by said lid, a pawl inoperative relation with Vsaid ratchet and adapted tc close said lid when the receptacle is withdrawn, said lid being provided with an opening which receives the pawl, the lid at one end of said opening and the pawl coperating to prevent y the insertion of the receptacle when the lid is closed, and means for holding the tacle inthe casing. Y

5'. In a fare boX, a casing, a fare recep, tacle inserted in said casing, la hinged lid for recepsaid receptacle, a spring exertinginuence to hold said lid in an open position, a springcontrolled lock carried by said lid, a ratchet carriedby said lid, a pawlfi'n operative reioo lation with said ratchet and adapted to close said lid when. said receptacle iswithdrawn, said lidV being Y provided with an opening which receives the endof the pawl, one endVV of said opening andthe pawl coperatin lto prevent the insertion of the receptacle w en the lid is closed, an alining Vpin. carried kby said-receptacle, and means for holding said receptacle in the. casing.

y6. In a'fare boX, a casing having a hinged bottom, a fare receptacle adapted to be supported on said bottom, a lid for said re-` M ratchet pivoted .upon thel axis of said lid,

vceptacle fulcrumed atthe'mouth thereof, a

yand a pawly pivoted on thecasing and adaptvedv to be projected through said lid to en-` gage said ratchet, -said pawl and `ratchet being adapted to manipulate the lid.

v In testimony whereof I-aix my signature, in presence of two witnesses'.

HENRY ii.Y narnia@ v Witnesses:

JOHN F. OHMER, MATTHEW SIEBLER.

ve cents eachiiy addressingv the @Commissioner of Patents, Y 'Washington,D.C'. j Y Y 

